Towel cabinet



Jul 4, 1933 J. E. TREWHITT ET AL TOWEL CABINET Filed Oct. 23, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 6M INVENTORS.

y 4, 1933. J. E. TREWHlTT ET AL TOWEL CABINET Filed Oct. 25, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 MINVENTORS a A TTORNE tion will become jlapparent as the ilar reference 'of the door and Patented July 4, 1933 j UN 11? ED STATE JAMEs'n. 'rREwHIr'r, of

s, PATENTOFFICE OAKLAND, nun ,JosErn iv. BOBROUGHS, or name CALI-V :.CALIEORNIA, A oonron-errouor"CALIFORNIA TOWEL C BINET.

' A peared 1116a October 23, 1931."

- This invention is an'improvement in towel cabinet mechanism and has "special reference to mechanism for feeding roll towel" in predetermined lengths The main object of the invention is to pro- Vide a substantially silent acting mechanism for feeding toweling in predetermined lengths. 7

Another obj ect is to provide a towel cabinet,

1 mechanism which is easily and conveniently threaded and which is positive in itsa'otion and which will not drag, but always offeryuniform resistance'in'feeding.

Other objects and advantages of the invenfollowing description is read on the drawings forming apart ofthis specification and in which'simcharacters are usedto designate similar parts throughout thesev'eral views and in which: 1 1 f Figql'is a froiitelevation of the invention with'thedoor open and the basket tilted for loading. V v

Fig. 2 isafsectiontaken'on the vertical center line of Fig. 1.

.Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view-f the invention showing the device in operative arrangement, Fig. 4 is aview of one endof'thezroller housing. 1 r I i Fig. 5 is an outside'view' of the other end of the roller housing-with coverlplate in position.

Fig. 6 is aview similar to Fig.5 except with the cover removed to show the governing mechanism. j i

Fig. 7 1s a view showing the 1ns1de of the 1 cover and the control cam arrangement.

, Fig. 8'is1 a section takenonjline 8+8i 'of Fig. 6. i

The invention consists of a suitable cabinet 10 having a pocket 11 formed atthe lower end to receive'the used portions of towel anda suitable hinged door 12, which is custom arily provided with a mirror 13 in the upper portion, a slot being provided intermediately below the mirror as at 14. A recess 15 forms a .sl o t 16 when the door is closed. A shelf '17 advances thie towel so as to make it readily grasped. r

The control mechanism housing for the towel is supported on suitable brackets orangles and consists of a frame having ends 18, and 19 which are outwardly flanged as at 20 and 21 thereby spacing the ends from the .bearings 30 ing 30"-or secured su'fiicient size being the roll through.

. secured byfa cross Serial No. 570,656.

sides of the cabinet, and a back 22. Acover 23 for the controlmechanism is secured to end 19 by means of bolts 24 and is the same height as the flange 20 and completely encloses thesprockets and chain and other-control mechanism. j f

The towelfeeding mechanism consists of two pairs of rolls comprising feed rolls 25 and 26 and take-up rolls 27 and 28.

Rolls 26- and 28 are plain cylindrical rolls having a journal 29 at'ea h end, which are rotatably mounted in bearings 30 whichin turn are-slidably mounted in slots 31 formed in end 18 and slots 32 formed in end 19, the 7 consisting of cylindrical membersflatted on two sides and leaving a cylindricalportion atone end forming a shoulder for cooperation with the inside of the ends adjacent the slots. Integral with each bearthereto is an eye 33 into which is secured a tension spring34, which has its other end secured to the end as tit 35, hooks being formed by'slitting and: forming a portion of the ends outwardly. The Springs are adapted to retain rolls 26 and 28resiliently in contact with rolls 25 Roll 25 is a plain cylindricalroll'consists ing of a rigid core covered with a resilient sleeve, and is preferably made witha wood core and a: cover of rubber hose or tubing. A'journal 36 secured to one end of the roll is rotatably mounted in a bearing 37 which-is pressed into an, aperture in the, end '18, and a journal 38 secured at the other end has a sprocket 39 secured thereto, the projecting endof the journal being rotatably mounted in a bearing 40, PI'GSSQdlDtO an aperture in the cover 23, an aperture 41 of formed in end 19 to pass Roll 27 consists of identical construction to roll 25' except grooves are formed in the core and sections 42 of resilient sleeve extending from groove to groove, a guard consisting of looped wires 43 being mounted in the grooves, the roll being rotatable in the loops, and the lower ends of the wires'being. bar 44. Aspreader 45 extendingbetween the ends :18 and 19, retains the ends in proper spacing and relation.

' The sprockets on rolls 25 and 27 are'identical and operate in synchronism. a

The control mechanism consists ofa mas-. ter sprocket 46 having journals 47 and 48' which provides with a slot 67 and member65 to cooperatewith the arcuate slot 68 formed on opposite sides and rotatably mounted in bearings 49 in the end 19 and cover 23. A lug 50 is formed radially from the axis of. the hub .51. A chain 52 passes about and cooperateswith the sprockets 39 and 46.

The stop and release member consists of a bar 53 having one end bent upwardly as at 54, and which is accessible through a slot formed in the cover by slitting back and forming inwardly a portion 55 of the cover a guide for this member 54. A cam member 55 is integral with the bar 53 and isprovidedwith a semi-circular recess or cam surface 56 and two shoulders 57 and 58 for cooperation with the lug 50, the recess 56 being equal in diameter to the diameter of the hub 51'plus the length of the projecting lug, the bottom of the recess being-located below the hub a distance equal to the length of the projecting lug, whereby the stop member is automatically moved .to stop'pcsition by cooperation with the lug.

The towel basket consists of a rectangular Wire frame at 60 substantially at a right angle and has additional filler members 61, a longitudinal guard member 62 adjacent the top of the front and longitudinal guide members 63, 64 and 65 whichmembers have extensions 66 at opposite ends, the extensions on members 63, 64 and 65 all being adapted to cooperate also adapted extending upwardly from slot .67, the slot 67 having a stop 69 to prevent the extensions 66 A push button 70 is slidably mounted through the door and has a plunger 71 which isadapted to cooperate with the end 54 of bar 53. A guard 72 is superposed over rolls 27 and 28 when the door is closed.

The device is used as follows: To load, the basket 59 is'drawn forwardly and tipped to the position shown in Fig. 2, the extension 66 on member 65 engaging the stop 69 and preventing withdrawal. A roll 73 of toweling is placed in the basket so as to unwind over the top, thence passing over the top of the front of the basket as indicated at 74, thence over the front as indicated at 7 5, thence beneath the basket as shown'at 76 thence downward between rolls 25 and 26, thence forwardly as at 77 through slot 14, the portion 7 7 passing over the guard 72, guarding it from the rolls 27 and 28 when the door is closed, thence looping as at 78, thence through slot 16, upwardly and over roll 27, between rolls 27 and 28, thence depositing in the pocket 11 as indicated at 79.

The basket is next moved back into position as shownin Fig. 3 and the door closed, suit- 1n Fig. 7 to that shown in Fig. 6.

59-which is bent longitudinally.

able latch fittings fastening the door. p

In use, the button 70 is pushed in which moves the bar end 54 from the position shown 80 being provided for movement moves the surface at 81' against the hub 51 and coincidently moves the shoulder 57 beyond cooperative relation with lug 50. Portion 78 of the towel is then pulled outwardly through slot 14 which rotates coincidently,

the rolls 25 and 27, and sprocket 46, through the chain 52,.depositing the used portion 79 ofthe towelin the pocket. 11, the lug 50 cooperating with the cam surface 56 and moving the control bar back to the posi tlonshown in Fig. 7, mak I revolution and coming to a stop and preventing further feeding of the towel as the lug 0 again engages the shoulder 57 as shown in Fig. 7, until the button 70' is againfldepressed. i

Having described an operable method .of constructing and using the invention, it will be noted that variations in construction and ing one complete with the appended claims may be resorted to. without detracting fromrthe spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificingany of the ad vantages thereof e claim: I

1.,A towel cabinet control mechanism comprising. two pairs of cooperatingr'olls, each pair consisting of a master roll and an idler roll, means for urging said idler roll to cooperate with said master .roll, a chain, a sprocket secured to one end of each. master roll, a master sprocket cooperating with said sprockets through said chain, a stop lug on said master sprocket and a cam member slidably mounted and adaptedto be moved out of engagement with said lug by means of a push button and to be moved by said lug into position for engagi g said lug on com pletion of one revolution of said master sprocket. v

2. Stop mechanism for a towel feeding device comprising a drivingelement having a hub, said hub having a radially projecting lug, a stop member slidably mounted trans versely of the axis of said driving element and provided with a semi-circular recess of a diameter equal to the diameter of the hub plus the length tures. V 7

JAMES E TREWHITT. J OSEPH' N I BORROUGHS.

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